Runs : 1918 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"Although baseball decided to extend the regular season deeper into October to play 162 games (after the 09-11 disaster), why not just play 154? Baseball has dealt with shortened seasons before. (Bud) Selig spoke about the sanctity of playing 162 games, but baseball played 154 games until 1961. Baseball should have just let the games go and continued with the current schedule." - Joe Morgan on ESPN (September 19, 2001)
 

1918 Runs Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Heinie Groh 86 Cincinnati Reds 1
George Burns 80 New York Giants 2
Max Flack 74 Chicago Cubs 3
Charlie Hollocher 72 Chicago Cubs 4
Max Carey 70 Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Ross Youngs 70 New York Giants  
Dave Bancroft 69 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Les Mann 69 Chicago Cubs  
Dode Paskert 69 Chicago Cubs  
Ivy Olson 63 Brooklyn Robins 10
Milt Stock 62 Philadelphia Phillies 11
Lee Magee 61 Cincinnati Reds 12
Edd Roush 61 Cincinnati Reds  
Buck Herzog 57 Boston Braves 14
Greasy Neale 57 Cincinnati Reds  
George Cutshaw 56 Pittsburgh Pirates 16
Fred Merkle 55 Chicago Cubs 17
Red Smith 55 Boston Braves  
Al Wickland 55 Boston Braves  
Jimmy Johnston 54 Brooklyn Robins 20
Fred Luderus 54 Philadelphia Phillies  
Art Fletcher 51 New York Giants 22
Rogers Hornsby 51 St. Louis Cardinals  
Jake Daubert 50 Brooklyn Robins 24
Cy Williams 49 Philadelphia Phillies 25



Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.